Agreed, 'Uncle Earl Deserved Better'

12:52 PM,
Nov. 13, 2013

Wiley Hilburn

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Wiley Hilburn
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The Long era in Louisiana politics ended when Russell Long, one of the giants of the U.S. Senate, retired in 1986 after 38 years of service.

Yet, there is still an echo of the historic Huey Long, his brother Earl (three-time governor) and Sen. Long in a time when current Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal represents the polar opposite of all that the Longs stood for in their populist times.

I heard that echo after a recent column when I accused Earl of being "a crook" with significant mob ties in the state. ...